The High Museum of Art will open the following three exhibits Saturday: "Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968," which will be open through Oct. 5, "After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy," which will be open through Oct. 5 and "Louvre Atlanta: Houdon at the Louvre: Masterworks of the Enlightenment," which will be open through Sept. 7. For hours and prices, visit www.high.org.

The 2nd annnual June Jam event will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Brenau University Amphitheater, 500 Washington St. in Gainseville. Gates open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the gate.

Monday

The Golden Dragon Acrobats will perform at 8 p.m. Monday in the Pearce Auditorium located at 1 Centennial Circle in Gainesville. Call 770-534-2787 to purchase tickets.

June 14

The City of Stone Mountain and Main Street Stone Mountain will hold its 36th annual Arts and Crafts Festival from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 14 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 15 on Main Street in downtown Stone Mountain. Admission is free. For more information on Main Street Stone Mountain, call 770-498-7334 or visit www.StoneMountainVillage.com.

The Atlanta Botanical Garden will open its Millennium Gate, giving visitors to Piedmont Park the opportunity to experience the Gardens from 6 to 8 a.m June 14. The event, called Sunrise in the Garden, will be free to the public.

June 15

Celebrate Father's Day at the Atlanta Botanical Garden with a frog-themed Father's Day Festival from 1 to 5 p.m. June 15. Admission for dads is half-price all day. Visit www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org for additional information.

The High Museum will host "Fabulous Fathers - Celebrating Everyday Dads and History's Heroes" free of charge from noon to 5 p.m. June 15. Call 404-733-4437.

June 18

AthFest 2008 will be held in downtown Athens from June 18 to 22 featuring more than 150 bands. Visit www.athfest.com or call 706-353-3244 for more information.

June 28

The High Museum will host a panel discussion with Civil Rights icons John Lewis, Andrew Young and Dorothy Cotton at 2 p.m. June 28 in the Rich Theatre. Visit www.high.org or call 404-733-4437 for more information.

Aug. 1

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will close the 2008 Arts Council Peace Series at 8 p.m. at the Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center. Call 770-534-2787 to purchase tickets.

Aug. 9

The Atlanta Botanical Garden is hosting a Plant Lovers' Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 9. Iris, daylilies, begonias, African violets and related gesneriads will be on sale. Mini-seminars will be held throughout the day with experts from each plant group presenting. Entry to the plant sale is included with garden admission.

Sept. 12

The Atlanta Arts Festival will return to Piedmont Park. The festival will run from Sept. 12 to 14. Tickets cost $15 in advance for the Friday preview party, $20 at the door and Saturday and Sunday admission is free. Call 404-577-8686 for more information or e-mail info@360media.net.

Sept. 27

The Atlanta Botanical Garden will hold a Dahlia Show from noon to 7 p.m. Sept. 27 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 28. Blue ribbon Dahlias of every size and color from pompoms to dinner-plates and from white to purple-black will fill Mershon Hall. After the show, 500 blooms will be given out to garden visitors for free.

Garden of Eden Ball will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight Sept. 27 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

Ongoing events

"Cocktails in the Garden" will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. every Thursday through Sept. 25 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Admission is $12 for nonmembers and free for garden members. A full cash bar is available. Sign up to receive monthly e-vites at www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org.

Art Gallery Photography Exhibition of "Georgia's Last Wild Places" by photographer Marc Del Santro will be on display 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday until Aug. 3 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. The work will be located in the Art Gallery in the Center for Conservation and Education adjacent to the Fuqua Orchid Center.

"The Louvre and the Ancient World" will be on display through Sept. 7 at the High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. The exhibit is part of the Paris at the Woodruff and Louvre Atlanta series. Call 404-733-5000 or visit www.parisatthewoodruff.org.

The Carter Library and Museum, which is located 441 Freedom Parkway in Atlanta, houses President Carter's papers and permanent displays on his life and administration. Admission is $8, $6 for students and senior citizens and free for ages 16 and under. Call 404-865-7100 or visit www.jimmycarterlibrary.org.

The Georgia Aquarium, which includes more than 100,000 fish, is located at 225 Baker St. in Atlanta, across from Centennial Olympic Park. Daily admission to the aquarium is $22.75 for adults, $19.50 for those 55 and up and $17 for ages 3 to 12. Call 404-581-4000 or visit www.georgiaaquarium.org.